Posted by Joy on March 24, 2001, at 18:23:47
In reply to Prozac: Slight insomnia and restlessness , posted by cef on March 24, 2001, at 17:09:31
A lot of the SSRIs cause insomnia for many people. I increased my Prozac to 40 mg which works great [you have to give the 20 mg time; at least 3 or 4 weeks]. I take generic Xanax a half hour before bedtime. This totally takes care of the problem and I have no other major side effects. My friend takes Prozac for many years and takes Trazodone for sleeping. It works very well for her. She's on this combo for quite a few years. I hope the Prozac works well for you.
Joy> I started on 10mg of Prozac 12 days ago, then started taking 20 mg on the 8th day. The first day I took the 10mg and 20mg it made me feel pretty good for the first few hours after taking it (don't know if anything was really happening, or just a placebo effect).
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> I've been experiencing slight insomnia and restlessness during the day. Before I took Prozac, I would sleep all night without waking up, and I would take a 1-2 hour nap every day. Now, I have trouble getting to sleep, and I wake up occasionally. I feel like I don't need any sleep, but I feel restless.
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> Are these side effects that will go away? Right now, I feel like Prozac is doing nothing good for me, but my doctor says it takes 1-2 weeks for me to tell a difference. I thought I was feeling better when I started on 20mg, but now I'm not so sure.
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> Thanks for any help.
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